Fields of work

The Štraus Kunaver law firm also specialises in public contracts. The public procurement procedures require extensive knowledge in regulations and strict compliance with them.

Our office offers legal assistance to both contracting authorities as well as bidders. We advise and assist in the preparation of drafts with any documents required for the preparation and implementation of a public contract, as well as in the preparation of tenders to meet all legal and formal requirements of the contracting authority. We also offer legal assistance once a public contract is awarded, i.e. with signing and implementing the contract as well as drafting documentation for subsequent appointments of subcontractors and similar.

We provide consulting services in the field of financial collaterals (production of an appropriate financial collateral, redeeming of bills of exchange, redeeming of the bank guarantee).

If the conduct of a contracting authority in a public procurement process might be considered unlawful, we can offer legal assistance, including legal remedies in the pre-audit and audit procedures.

We provide consulting service and represent both natural and legal persons in the broad field of civil law, whereby we can handle anything from contract law in the disposition of property to the management of mutual relationships and tort law. We seek adequate compensation for our clients in out-of-court procedures, which save them time and money. If an agreement with the other party cannot be reached, we have acquired a great deal of experience though the years of working on tort cases to be able to negotiate an appropriate compensation which is in accordance with the case law and insurance companies practice in the Republic of Slovenia.

Furthermore, we draw up legal opinions and interpretations of contracts, provide consulting services for the term of contracts, take part in negotiations and resolving conflicts, prepare settlement proposals, and represent and advise clients at all stages in proceedings before competent courts.

The property law falls within the scope of civil law and comprises both common law and obligations as well as the land register law, commonhold law, farm land law and tax law. The property law is often characterised by complex situations which bear long-term consequences, therefore prudence is of vital importance.

We offer legal advice and assistance with purchasing real estate, with preparing contracts in the buying and selling of real estate, and with preparing other contracts relating to property, such as tenancy agreements and exchange contracts, commonhold establishment agreements, easement establishment agreements, deeds of gift, mortgage agreements, agreements of decoupling joint ownership and similar.

We can assist with various entries in the land register.

Our law firm represents legal and natural persons before competent courts in legal proceedings relating to the protection of property rights, trespassing, vacating and handing over real estate, terminations of property rights disturbance, prescription, real easement, establishment of commonhold and the division of joint ownership.

The construction is a complex legal field with numerous relations among different entities such as investors, contractors, subcontractors, designers and supervisors. With vast experience and extensive knowledge in the field, our office offers comprehensive legal assistance to all entities in the construction sector.

We cover all aspects of the construction law, from the signing of building contracts to the operative aspect (inspection of situations and minutes, direct payments to subcontractors, handover of buildings and the final regulation of a relationship between the contractor and the contracting authority).

We also specialise in presenting clients in construction disputes (faults, direct payments to subcontractors etc.).

We offer comprehensive legal support in construction projects, with a full range of advisory services in the field of construction law. We provide advice to both contracting authorities as well as bidders in public procurement procedures in the field of construction.

The family law and law of succession fall within the scope of civil law, and can be very delicate due to specific relationships between parties, therefore they require excellent knowledge in a specific situation and extraordinary sensibility and care.

We advise clients in the processes of divorce, distribution of matrimonial assets during marriage and after divorce, enforcement of child support and the establishment of contact arrangements between parents and children. We can also help with procedures regarding the establishment of paternity and those in disputing paternity/maternity.

We advise and assist with the drafting of wills and their storing, the enforcement of inheritance rights (forced heir) and with the external representation in inheritance proceedings. We give legal advice and represent clients in denationalisation proceedings and proceedings regarding the inheritance of assets acquired through denationalisation. We also give advice in and draw up the law of succession contracts and contracts relating to inheritance (agreement for care and maintenance of an aged owner on their own property, agreement on lifelong support, deed of conveyance, agreement on relinquishing inheritance).

The labour law is becoming an increasingly complex subject, especially when it comes to the regulation of employment relationships, which means excellent knowledge in the legislation and understanding of reasons that led to the problem is key to finding a solution to it.

We offer legal assistance to both employers as well as employees regarding the conclusion of employment contracts, termination of the employment contracts (regular termination, extraordinary termination), ill-treatment or mobbing at a workplace, and the rights and obligations of parties in employment relationships (a non-competition clause, prohibition of competition). We advise and take part in the preparation of employers’ general acts (policies, systematisation of jobs, decisions and employer’s orders).

We also provide advice to benefit claimants (the right to a pension, the right to other social rights, rights arising from labour etc.).

We represent clients in proceedings before labour and social courts as well as in administrative and inspection procedures before other state authorities.

The administrative law falls within the scope of the public law, which means it involves public interest (which must be protected and exercised) and leads to an administrative law relationship.

We provide legal advice at all stages of administrative procedures to administrative bodies as well as individuals and legal entities.

Before the administrative authorities and the Administrative Court of the Republic of Slovenia, we represent individuals and legal entities with regard to the institutes of administrative law as well as minor offence and other administrative proceedings (denationalisation procedures, acquisitions or modifications of building permits, specifying community infrastructure levies, obtaining the citizenship of the Republic of Slovenia, obtaining a permanent and temporary residence, obtaining a work permit etc.).

The corporate law is a very complex and extensive field that requires detailed knowledge in regulations and the ability to swiftly adapt to changes. We offer legal advice in all areas of corporate law, especially in incorporating new business entities, drafting shareholders agreements, preparing and reviewing corporate law contracts, representing clients in proceedings involving the conclusion of contracts, preparing company decisions etc.

We provide advice and assistance in insolvency proceedings, i.e. (simplified) compulsory settlement proceedings and bankruptcy proceedings. We represent creditors in all above-mentioned procedures and ensure an effective enforcement of creditors’ claims. We help with lodging claims, declaring the rights of exclusion and disputing claims, and provideadvice in purchasing assets from insolvent owners.

We give advice in enforcements and insurance cases (queries about the financial situation of a debtor, preparing notices of enforcement, enforcement proposals), where we secure a fast and successful recovery of debt with a high level of professionalism.

In the event of conflict and inability to resolve the matter out of court, we offer effective advice and court representation based on our extensive knowledge in the rules of contentious proceedings, the Companies Act and insolvency legislation, as well as our extensive experience.